Tip Off:The
2012-13 Arkansas State University men’s basketball team is back on the
road this Friday (Nov. 16) as the Red Wolves visit the Tennessee at Martin Skyhawks in non-conference play. A 7 p.m. (CT) start is slated for the matchup in Martin, Tenn.

2012-13 A-StAte Ticket Information: Individual single-game ticket prices for the 2012-13 ASU men's basketball season are
$12 for the upper center area, $10 for the upper side, $8 for the upper
wings, $6 for children and senior citizens (age 55+), and $5 group rate
purchase of 12 tickets or more. Tickets may be purchased through the
ASU Box Office by calling 870-972-2781 or 888-ASU-FANS. Ticket
information for the 2012-13 season is also available on ASU Athletics
official Web site – www.AStateRedWolves.com.

The Records:Arkansas
State (1-1, 0-0 Sun Belt).The Red
Wolves recorded a 76-47 non-conference home-opening victory over Arkansas-Monticello Tuesday (11/13) at the ASU Convocation Center in Jonesboro, Ark. UT-Martin
(1-2, 0-0 Ohio Valley). The Skyhawks posted their first win of 2012-13 with an 84-58 non-league home decision against NCAA Division III Fontbonne on Wednesday (11/14) in Martin, Tenn. UTM started out the campaign with road non-conference setbacks to UALR, 84-68 (11/9) and Cincinnati, 80-57 (11/11). A season ago, UT-Martin posted a 4-27 overall record with an 11th-place 0-16 mark in the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC).

The Coaches:Arkansas
State – John Brady (Bellhaven,
1976), 5thseason, 62-67 (.481); Career - 343-283 (.548) – (3-0 vs. UTM).Brady was named the 2009-10 SBC Coach of the
Year and the District VII Coach of the Year by the United States Basketball
Writers Association (USBWA).He served
six seasons (1991-97) as head coach at Samford and then spent 10-plus seasons
(1997-08) in a head coaching capacity at LSU.Brady guided LSU to two SEC Championship titles along with four NCAA
Tournament appearances, which included a Final Four appearance in the 2005-06
season. UT-Martin– Jason James (Graceland, 2000), 4thseason, 21-75 (.219) – (0-3 vs. ASU). James
has directed the UT-Martin program since the 2009-10 season after
spending the previous seven as an assistant coach, which included
occupying the associate head coach position in the program’s 2008-09
OVC Championship season. He also served two years as an assistant at
Forest Park Community College in St. Louis, Mo., and is UT-Martin’s
all-time fourth-leading scorer.

About UT-Martin:
The Skyhawks currently have four players in double-figure scoring, led
by sophomore forward Myles Taylor (17.7 ppg. & 7.3 rpg.). He
recorded a double-double in the win over Fontbonne with 17 points and a
game-high 11 rebounds while junior guard Bobby Jones led all scorers
with 26 points and chipped in eight boards.Junior guard-forward Mike Liabo (10.0 ppg.) is 125 points away from becoming the 16th member of UT-
Martin’s 1,000 career points club with 875 total to date for his Skyhawks’ career.

All-Time Series: A-State leads 13-5 in the all-time series which dates back to the 1935-36 season with the Red Wolvesprevailing
37-31 in the first-ever meeting. UT-Martin claimed a 43-40 win in the
second and final meeting between the two teams in ‘35-36. ASU has a
current five-game winning streak over the Skyhawks, which includes a
63-45 home triumph last season (11/17). In those five games, the Red
Wolves are averaging 71.6 points per game (358 total) to UT-Martin’s
62.0 points (310 total) for a +9.6 points difference. The last loss
suffered by ASU was an 80-77 overtime decision at UT-Martin in 2005-06.

ASU Picked
Second:
Arkansas State was picked to finish second in the Sun Belt Conference’s West Division
as a result of the 2012-13 SBC Coaches’ Preseason Poll.The Red Wolves received 40 points in the
balloting to placed second behind favorite North Texas, which picked up 55
points and 11 first-place votes.Middle
Tennessee was predicted to capture the East Division crown by claiming 11
first-place votes and 55 points.

All-SBC
Preseason: A trio of ASU seniors, guards Trey
Finn and Marcus Hooten along
with forward Brandon Peterson were
named to the 2012-13 Sun Belt Conference Preseason All-Conference Teams as
selected by the league’s head coaches.Finn earned first team honors while Peterson garnered second-team
laurels.Hooten attained third-team conference
preseason recognition.

Double-Double: Senior forward Brandon Peterson who had five double-doubles (points & rebounds) last season in 34 games, notched his first of the 2012-13 campaign with 12 points and a game-high 15 boards (six offensive) in the Red Wolves’ 76-47 home-opening win over Arkansas-Monticello on Tuesday (11/13). Peterson connected on five-of-eight shooting from the floor and two-of-five at the free-throw line to go along with three blocked shots in 28 minutes of action.

The 600 Club: Brandon Peterson became the 13th player at ASU to register at least 600 career rebounds. He presently ranks 13th on the all-time charts with 608 career boards in 98 games and is 19 rebounds away from tying Gaylon Ward (1960-62; 627) for 12th place.

Way To Go:Brandon Peterson’s game-best 15 rebounds against Arkansas-Monticello (11/13) represented a personal career high, eclipsing his 13 caroms set on two occasions with the most recent at Western Kentucky last season (2/23).

Nearing Milestone: Senior guard Trey Finn is now 132 points shy of reaching the 1,000-point career mark after scoring 15 points versus Arkansas-Monticello (11/13) and would become the 24th A-State player to reach the milestone. Finn has tallied 868 career points in 92 games to date. Finn presently ranks sixth among the school’s all-time leaders in three-point field goal percentage (41.2 percent), three-point field goals made (135), and career steals (121). He needs nine more steals to tie Bo Brown (1987-89; 130) for sixth-place honors on the program’s career charts.

Down-Townsel: Junior guard Ed Townsel has tallied 14 points apiece in his initial two contests this season ­at Dayton (11/10) and Arkansas-Monticello (11/13). A season ago, Townsel didn’t register double-figure points in a contest until his sixth game with a 20-points effort against Southeast Missouri State (11/29). He garnered 11 double-digit scoring outings last season, which featured a six-game stretch (11/29-12/17).

Early 2013 Signees: A-State has inked three individuals to date in the November early-signing period as guards Sean Gardner (Collierville, Tenn./Motlow College) and Jammar “Mookie” Sturdivant (Lapanto/East Poinsett County) along with forward Xavier Dupree (Houston, Texas/Trent International). The 6-4, 185-pound Gardner and the 6-1, 190-pound Sturdivant, who helped lead EPCHS to its third 2A state tourney championship crown (2011-12) in the last four seasons. The 6-8, 200-pound Dupree is the latest addition.

Primed For
Success: Five of the 2011-12 squad’s top six scorers are back for the 2012-13
season, including the Red Wolves’ top points leader in Marcus Hooten (12.5 ppg.).The five, which includes four starters, accounted for 68.7%
(1,510-2,198) ofA-State’s scoring last season.

Last Time Out: The Red Wolves made their 2012-13 season home debut a success with a 76-47 non-conference win over NCAA Division II Arkansas-Monticello on Tuesday (11/13) at the ASU Convocation Center in Jonesboro.

Arkansas State was paced by senior guard Trey Finn, who led all scorers with 15 points on six-of-seven
shooting from the floor and three-of-four from three-point range.Junior guard Ed Townsel hit double digits for the second consecutive game with
14 points coming off the bench, highlighted by three treys.Junior forward Kendrick Washington also tallied double-figures for the second time
in as many contests this season with a 13-points performance.Senior forward Brandon Peterson turned in the team’s initial double-double of this
campaign as a result of a career-high 15 rebounds to go with 12 points. Washington also contributed on the boards
with six total as ASU outrebounded the Boll Weevils, 40-26.Sophomore guard Rakeem Dickerson performed well with a game-best six assists and
two steals along with three points in 21 minutes in a reserve capacity.

UAM,
which despite having nine players get into the scoring column, didn't
have a single individual record a double-figure points total. Kori
Forge and A.J. Calhoun, who grabbed a team-most seven boards, both
netted eight points apiece to lead the visitors.

The Red Wolves shot over 54 percent from the floor (29-53) while
holding the Boll Weevils to 35 percent (19-54).ASU also connected on more than half of its three-pointers with a 52
percent efficiency mark (9-17) compared to UAM’s 50 percent (6-12).Both teams struggled from the charity stripe
as A-State made 45 percent (9-20) while the Boll Weevils hit a meager 15
percent (3-20).

ASU would led 41-22 at the end of the first half with the Red Wolves
starting out on a 15-5 run and shooting over 55 percent (17-31) on the
court.A-State maintained a comfortable
cushion throughout the second half as UAM would get no closer than 18 points on
three occasions, the last occurring (54-36) with just over 12 minutes to go
before the hosts proceeded on a 22-9 run in stretching their lead to 31 points
(76-45) with over minute remaining.

2012-13 Reference Guide Now Online: The 2012-13 A-State men's basketball reference guide is now available to view online in PDF format and contains information for all devoted Red Wolves fans. The 110-page publication features such information as 2012-13 student-athlete rosters, season preview, student-athlete biographies, coaching staff bios, 2011-12 season statistics, and all-time
series records along with career, season, and game statistical
records. The annual publication is a production of the ASU Sports Information Office under the direction of director Jerry Scott along with assistantdirectors Chris Graddy and Joe Gorby.

A Season Ago: A-State
concluded the 2011-12 campaign at 14-20 overall and posted a fifth-place 6-10
mark in the Sun Belt Conference’s (SBC) West Division.The Red Wolves were 10-5 at home, 2-14 on the
road, and 2-1 at neutral sites a season ago.

Up Next: ASU concludes its two-game non-conference road swing on Wednesday, Nov. 21, as the Red Wolves square off against the Central Arkansas Bears. The game is set for a 7 p.m. (CT) opening tipoff in Conway, Ark.